rhizomania

Meaning

Noun

  • An abnormal development in the taproots of some plants, especially sugar beet, characterized by fine, hairy secondary roots; it is caused by the infection of the plant with a virus transmitted by a protozoan.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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